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February 27, 2013
In the last issue, Terry Speed wrote about n vs n−1. So what links that topic to Walter Shewhart and control charts? 0.886!
February 25, 2013
The Institute of Mathematical Statistics has selected Jingchen Liu as the winner of this year’s Tweedie New Researcher Award. Dr. Liu received his PhD in 2008 from Harvard University, and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at Columbia University.
The IMS Travel Awards Committee, selected Dr.…
February 18, 2013
On behalf of the Statistical Society of Australia and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the organising committee invite you to register your interest in attending the joint Australian Statistical Conference/IMS Annual meeting, to be held 7-10 July 2014 at Australian Technology Park.
Topics of interest include spatial statistics, Bayesian statistics,…
January 14, 2013
The PDF version of the January/February 2013 IMS Bulletin is online: you can download the PDF at http://www.imstat.org/wp-content/uploads/bulletin/Bulletin42_1.pdf
Contents include:
2013: International Year of Statistics
Members’ News: Terry Speed, Bob Blumenthal, David Findley
AOAS marks Mathematics of Planet Earth
IMS journals: new editors
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Support Available for Activities at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
January 10, 2013
March 1, 2013 is the deadline for requests for support for Working Groups, Investigative Workshops, Postdoctoral Fellows, Sabbaticals, and Short-term Visitors for activities beginning Fall 2013 at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS). All areas of research at the interface of biology and mathematics will be considered.…